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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1939
Page
3
Eva Mt. Kepler announces Corry Public Schools will offer diphtheria toxoid immunization in the first week of April for children aged 6 months to 12 years. Each child will receive one toxoid injection followed by a Schick test in six weeks to confirm immunity. Parents are urged to return immunization slips promptly.
President Roosevelt has named four New Deal aligned justices to the US Supreme Court, including Douglas, elevating the court’s philosophy. With aging members and upcoming vacancies, dominance could extend to 1950s or beyond, shaping jurisprudence for years.
Corry council members pressed for municipal protection of local rag dealers against outside coal peddlers who bring bootleg coal and sell by the pound. Councilman Roasback highlighted taxed Corry dealers and vehicles parked on streets as they visit businesses. Mayor Hepley promised police aid to curb the practice, which skirts existing ordinances. Councilman Weaver criticized employers hiring outside Corry labor amid local unemployment.
Worn and repair work planned for the former Michels block storefronts on West Main Street. The space, long occupied by Lint Brothers grocers, is understood to be rented by Meg Brewer with plans for an early billiard room opening.
Langarter Pa March 21 young Frank Pope, a junior at Franklin and Marshall College, reportedly faced a medical episode after attempting to swallow live goldfish to mimic a Cambridge Mass incident. A Harvard student reportedly gained notoriety for a similar act, prompting Pope’s unusual afflictions and news attention.
A Pittsburgh college student, Werner or Leathen of Wilkinsburg High, is in extremely serious condition after a fourth blood transfusion from a Philadelphia hospital. The patient, previously treated for staphylococcal septicemia, received a special Lyte of blood and fluctuated between rallying and weakening.
Frances Keirsted, a red-haired former county tax collector in Uniontown, testified today in the trial of Sheriff Th Aubrey of Payette County on embezzlement charges.
An old advertisement promotes Teellevert and San ua for piles and minor burns. It claims quick relief and antiseptic effect with Golden Lax Tablets for constipation, targeting druggists and general use.
A Hungarian onion Nour introduces eight non crying substitutes. The new product aims to reduce tears during chopping and highlights practical kitchen use.
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